A new analysis suggests that physical frailty serves as a robust warning sign for cognitive decline in later life. Researchers found that middle-aged and older adults with weaker muscles faced a much ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older Americans who have low strength and poor physical function are at increased risk of being hospitalized, researchers report. They advise that interventions to improve ...

Jalees Rehman receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle problems that seem to be independent of the ...

June Furlan was alarmed when a mystery weakness started taking over her body, so her personal trainer suggested doing “dead bugs” to strengthen her core. She was already an avid gym goer, doing cardio ...

Still dealing with a tight hip or weak glute—despite all the foam rolling, stretching, and strengthening? Or, maybe you’ve had an injury that keeps flaring up, even though you thought it was finally ...